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The Battle of Adrianople occurred around Adrianople on April 14, 1205 between Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and Crusaders under Baldwin I, who only months before had been crowned Emperor of Constantinople. It was won by the Bulgarians, who took Baldwin prisoner. == Background == Due to financial difficulties, the Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo, suggested that the armies of the Fourth Crusade deviate from their stated goal of Jerusalem. Instead of continuing onwards, on the 12-13th April, year 1204 AD, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, was captured and sacked. Numerous cultures treasures were either destroyed or stolen, such as sacred texts, relics, manuscripts, icons, archives, works of art, and wealth. The heart of Orthodox Christianity suffered irreparable damage, both from the sack and the fires caused by the Crusader siege. The capture of Constantinople created the Latin Empire, which initially only controlled the environs of Constantinople and the province of Thrace, but eventually expanded into Bithynia, Thessaly and Central and Southern Greece. Around the same time, Tsar Kaloyan, the Tsar of Bulgaria, successfully completed negotiations with Pope Innocent III. The Bulgarian ruler was granted the title "rex", i.e. king,while the Bulgarian archbishop gained the title "primas", a title equal to that of patriarch. Despite the apparently good relations between Kaloyan and the new Western European conquerors, immediately after settling down in Contantinopole, the Latins stated their pretensions on Bulgarian lands. Latin knights began crossing the border to pillage Bulgarians towns and villages. These belligerent actions convinced Kaloyan that an alliance with the Latins was impossible and that it was necessary to find allies from among the Greeks of Thrace that had yet to be conquered by the knights. In the winter of 1204-1205 messengers of the local Greek aristocracy visited Kaloyan and an alliance was formed. In the spring of 1205, Didymoteicho and Adrianople revolted, followed soon after by the entirety of Thrace. Emperor Baldwin marched his army north and reached Adrianople by the end of March. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Adrianople (1205)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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